Actually, I only left twice. I left then, and then rejoined literally two years later for Going For The One.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I left for New York three days after graduation.
Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn't any good reason to refer to it.
Coming back to Yes is like never having left. Even when I have not been in the band, I have always felt part of it.
Even the two times that I left, I never really felt like I left the band. It's very bizarre. It's like there's sort of an umbilical cord that stretches between us spiritually.
I left because I could no longer make records that sounded less and less like me. I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away.
I never seem to leave L.A., though I left L.A.
The reasons why I left were to do with my interest in Buddhism. There were experiences over a period of about six months which caused me to decide to give up music, so one morning I felt I had to go to E.G. Management and tell them.
I left it for seven years before going back on stage. I know now not to leave it so long.
When I was asked to leave, I left... Then they made me come back. I did, and I decided to enjoy it. It was one year. I care about everyone at 'Criminal Minds' but I knew, in my heart, I had left.
I leave before being left. I decide.